by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,066 and had an average of $26,787 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11,058 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major” ranking analyzed 654 colleges that offered a degree in computer information systems. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer information systems.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Global Tech College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Global Tech College is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. This small school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 46 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Western Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erie Institute of Technology Inc. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aaniiih Nakoda College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major. Located in Harlem, Montana, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baton Rouge School of Computers. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major. Baton Rouge School of Computers is a private for-profit institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Baton Rouge School of Computers
With a ranking of #6, Huntsville Bible College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. This small school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 2 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
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DeVry University - Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. DeVry University - Arizona is a small private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 12 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at DeVry University - Arizona
Stella and Charles Guttman Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Guttman is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 24 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
With a ranking of #9, DeVry University - Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. DeVry University - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full DeVry University - Texas Computer Information Systems Report
Montgomery College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #10. Montgomery College is a public institution located in Rockville, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 271 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Montgomery College
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 58 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #12, Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. SWCID is a small public school situated in Big Spring, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #12, DeVry University - Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. DeVry University - Florida is a small private for-profit school situated in Miramar, Florida. It awarded 14 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at DeVry University - Florida
DeVry University - Georgia ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. DeVry University - Georgia is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 21 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at DeVry University - Georgia
University of Arkansas System eVersity landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
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Platt College - Anaheim landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Platt College - Anaheim is a small school located in Anaheim, California that handed out 17 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Platt College - Anaheim
DeVry University - California came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Pomona, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - California Computer Information Systems Report
Community College of Philadelphia came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 130 diplomas to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
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Hudson County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #19. HCCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 74 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, H Councill Trenholm State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Trenholm State is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Trenholm State
With a ranking of #21, Western Nebraska Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Western Nebraska Community College is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Full Western Nebraska Community College Computer Information Systems Report
Metropolitan Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 118 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Metropolitan Community College
University of the People came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. This large school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 80 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major list. University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is a public institution located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Platt College - Ontario landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Platt College - Ontario is a small private for-profit school situated in Ontario, California. It awarded 14 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Platt College - Ontario
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Garrett College | McHenry, MD |
| 52 | Delaware County Community College | Media, PA |
| 53 | Beacon College | Leesburg, FL |
| 54 | Leeward Community College | Pearl City, HI |
| 55 | Navajo Technical University | Crownpoint, NM |
| 56 | County College of Morris | Randolph, NJ |
| 57 | Great Bay Community College | Portsmouth, NH |
| 58 | Dewey University - Carolina | Carolina, PR |
| 59 | J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College | Huntsville, AL |
| 60 | Palau Community College | Koror, PW |
| 61 | Craven Community College | New Bern, NC |
| 62 | Platt College - Riverside | Riverside, CA |
| 63 | Bristol Community College | Fall River, MA |
| 64 | Daymar College - Clarksville | Clarksville, TN |
| 65 | Central Oregon Community College | Bend, OR |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Brunswick Community College | Bolivia, NC |
| 92 | Cameron University | Lawton, OK |
| 93 | South Piedmont Community College | Polkton, NC |
| 94 | Middlesex County College | Edison, NJ |
| 95 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury, NC |
| 96 | Tulsa Community College | Tulsa, OK |
| 97 | Hallmark University | San Antonio, TX |
| 98 | Kapiolani Community College | Honolulu, HI |
| 99 | Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville, NC |
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